Celebrity Body Types: James Franco (James Edward Franco)
The Four Body Types Scientific Identification: Body Type Two, BT2
Male/Man
Genetically Underdeveloped Vertebrae (Muscles/Muscle Mass): 1 to 8; Lumbar
Date of Birth: April 19, 1978
Age: 46 (as of 2024)
Unscientific/Nonsense Body Types Rough Correlations: Ectomorph, Hormone/Liver
Learn How The Four Body Types Determines A Celebrity Body Type Like James Franco
Celebrity James Franco sporting his genetic scientific Body Type Two (BT2) shape physique/figure while on holiday with friends and family including his girlfriend Izabel Pakzad. The fully developed vertebrae (posture) and muscles/muscle mass are debatable. He is showing possible signs of skinny fat (cellulite, thin fat, loose skin, saggy skin, crepey skin, normal weight obesity) on his love handles and lower back, indicating a likely underdeveloped lumbar vertebra or several, no less.
One pound of muscle burns six calories per day, but one pound of skinny fat/fat only burns two to three calories. Which directly affects metabolism (the more skinny fat and fat, the slower the metabolism). The mostly developed posture, muscles, and muscle mass across the majority of his BT2 is an advantage that Body Type Three (BT3) and Body Type Four (BT4) human bodies (male or female) generally lack.
Diet, exercise, lifestyle, metabolism, and BMI matter. But so do genes/genetics/DNA. As he continues to age, it will be interesting to see how well James Franco successfully maintains his body shape physique/figure. Is he really a Standard Body Type One (BT1)?
James Franco Physique/Figure – BT2
Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated, and Grammy Award-nominated star Hollywood actor James Franco displays his Body Type Two shape/figure/physique while on vacation. He began acting while attending Palo Alto High School in California. After graduating in 1996, he matriculated at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with aspirations to become a marine zoologist. He soon dropped out to pursue acting, against his parent’s wishes.
Taking a job at McDonald’s to support himself, he took acting lessons with Robert Carnegie at the Playhouse West while attending the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) in 1998. Shortly after, he began auditioning in Los Angeles, landing his first television commercial for Pizza Hut as a dancing Elvis Presley. Paying his dues, guest parts on episodes of the TV shows Pacific Blue (1997, USA Network) and Profiler (1999, NBC) led to his first big breaks with a leading role on the short-lived cult hit NBC television series Freaks and Geeks as well as starring in the 2001 TV biographical film James Dean (Emmy Award-nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie).
Star Hollywood Actor James Franco Body Type Two
Venturing into major motion pictures, his debut performance came in the film Never Been Kissed (1999). That was followed by an appearance in the 2000 movie Whatever It Takes, a modern remake of the Shakespeare classic Cyrano de Bergerac. With his star on the rise, his subsequent role in the blockbuster franchise flick Spider-Man (2002) catapulted him to international fame. He also reprised the role of Harry Osborn in the sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).
To date, he is credited with no less than the films Deuces Wild (2002), Sonny (2002), City By the Sea (2002), The Company (2003), The Great Raid (2005), Tristan & Isolde (2006), Annapolis (2006), Flyboys (2006), An American Crime (2007), Good Time Max (2007, also director and writer), Pineapple Express (2008), Milk (2008), Date Night (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), 127 Hours (2010, Academy Award-nominated for Best Actor), The Green Hornet (2011), Your Highness (2011), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), About Cherry (2012), The Iceman (2012), Spring Breakers (2012), Lovelace (2013), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), This Is the End (2013), Good People (2014), The Interview (2014), True Story (2015), Wild Horses (2015), The Adderall Diaries (2015, also producer), The Night Before (2015), Sausage Party (2016, voice), Why Him? (2016, also producer), The Show (2017), The Institute (2017, also director and executive producer), The Disaster Artist (2017, also director and producer), Alien: Covenant (2017), The Vault (2017), Future World (2018, also director and producer), Kin (2018), The Pretenders (2018, also director), Zeroville (2019, also director), Arctic Dogs (2019), and The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure (2024).
His next upcoming projects are Hey Joe (2024), Kill the Czar (TBD), The Long Home (TBD), Alina: La Hija Rebelde (TBD), and The Policeman (TBD).
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, and Filmmaker James Franco Body Shape
Moreover, he wrote and directed his first film in 2005, The Ape. He has directed and produced more than 30 works. In terms of television, he has appeared in episodes of The X-Files (2001, FOX), General Hospital: Night Shift (2007-08, ABC), General Hospital (2009-12, ABC), Saturday Night Live/SNL (2008, 09, 14, 17, NBC, host), 81st Academy Awards (2009, ABC host, 30 Rock (2010, NBC), 83rd Academy Awards (2011, ABC, Emmy Award-nominated for Outstanding Special Class Program), Hollywood Heights (2012, Nickelodeon “Nick-at-Night”), The Mindy Project (2012, FOX), Naked and Afraid (2014, Discovery Channel), Deadbeat (2015, Hulu), Angie Tribeca (2016, TBS), 11.22.63 (2016, Hulu, also producer and director one episode), and The Deuce (2017-19, HBO, also produced and directed 4 episodes).
As well, he was Emmy Award-nominated for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series for the web series Making a Scene with James Franco (2014-15). He has also graced the 2007 video game Spider-Man 3 while appearing in music videos for Thirty Seconds to Mars (2013) and Riff Raff (2016). Not to be outdone, he performed on Broadway as George in the 2014 John Steinbeck play Of Mice and Men at the Longacre Theatre. In 2013, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (6838 Hollywood Boulevard).
Author James Franco Figure
In 2015, he wrote the book Actors Anonymous which was Grammy Award-nominated for Best Spoken Word Album. Philanthropically, he supports the Art of Elysium (helping children with serious medical conditions), 826DC (after-school literature program), Yoshiki Foundation (Japanese tsunami relief), amfAR (AIDS research), Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), and the LGBT community, at least. James Franco’s demanding acting career likely increases his metabolic rate which encourages the burning of more calories keeping any further excess regular fat weight at bay, helping maintain his physique.
He was named the Sexiest Man Living in 2009 by Salon. Plagued by diverse, serious allegations of sexual misconduct starting around 2014, he has admitted to having sex addiction issues and undergoing treatment since 2016. Although he has yet to address other forms of sexual exploitation. He has been romantically linked to Amanda Seyfried, Marla Sokoloff, Erin Johnson, Emilia Clarke, Agyness Deyn, and Ahna O’Reilly along with unfounded rumors of a tryst with Lindsay Lohan. He is quoted as saying, “I like to think that I’m gay in my art and straight in my life” and “I’m a little gay.”
His net worth is estimated to be $30 million. You can find him on social media including Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook. See more author, director, producer, filmmaker, and star Hollywood actor James Franco celebrity Body Type Two (BT2) photos on Google.
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